2017 Map of Franklin

About this map

The Republican River winds through this Nebraska landscape, defining the agricultural character of Franklin. In the northern portion of the map, the town is laid out in a grid of numbered avenues and named streets such as Q St and 15th Ave. The Franklin Canal runs east from the town, illustrating the area's reliance on water management for prairie farming. Local history is anchored at Greenwood Cem and the Center Creek Field aviation site. To the south, the terrain rises toward Lookout Mtn near the Nebraska-Kansas border, where the drainage patterns of Coon Cr and Reams Cr feed into several small water bodies, including Sindt Reservoir and Copley Reservoir. The map captures the transition from the river valley's settled blocks to the more open, creek-carved lands of the state line.